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O. B. SELOVER. BALING PRESS.

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Patented MayE; 1893.

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UNITED STATES PATENT. Genres.

CHARLES E. SELOVER, OF OWASOO, NEW YORK.

BALlNG-PRESS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 496,669, dated May 2,1893.

Application filed June 20, 1892. Serial No- 437338. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, CHARLES B. SELOVER, of Owasco, in the county ofCayuga, in the State of New York, have invented new and usefulImprovements in Baling-Presses, of which the following, taken inconnection with the accompanying drawings, is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

My invention relates to the construction of baling presses for hay,straw and like material, and particularly to that class in which thebaling chamber lies horizontally and the plunger operates horizontallytherein.

My object is to produce a baling press to which and from which thematerial may be conveyed with the least amount of labor; cheap, durablein construction and of great utility.

My invention consists in the several novel features of construction andoperation hereinafter described and which are specifically set forth inthe claims hereunto annexed. It is constructed as follows, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1, is a sideview of the baling press, complete. Fig. 2, is a cross section on linea: w, in Fig. 1. Fig. 3, is a view of the feeding apparatus. Fig. 4, isa view of the wings which form a part of the feeding mechanism. Fig. 5is a sectional view of a portion of the lower side of the plunger andthe upper face of the wheel, mounted upon the shaft, to which thefeeding apparatus is journaled. Fig. 6, is a sectional view through aportion of the side of the baling chamber, showing means for securingand releasing the wings, shown in Fig. 4'. Fig. 7, is a top plan view ofa portion of the baling chamber, showing the wings in engagement withthe means for securing and releasing the same. Fig. 8, shows a side viewof the baling chamber and means for sliding backward and forward theapron. Fig. 9, is a view of the apron, detached.

A, is the baling chamber constructed substantially as shown, and mountedhorizontally upon legs -1-1.

2, is the driving wheel, to which power is imparted in any mannerdesired, to which is journaled the pitman 3- adapted to move backwardand forward and secured at its opposite end to the plunger 4-.

Upon the bottom of the baling chamber, and substantially centrallytherein, I mount the shaft -5- having at or near each end of the wheels-6 rigidly secured to the shaft -5- and provided upon their peripherieswith lugs, ratchets, or cogs -7-, adapted to engage with recesses orchambers -8 in the lower face of the plunger. Upon the shaft -5-- aremounted the arms -9 having secured at or near one of their ends, thefinger 10 which serves to thrust the hay up through the bottom into thebaling chamber.

Upon the outer side of the arm 9 I secure knives bwhich are adapted tobe removably secured thereto, and extending beyond the edges thereof,and serve to cut or chop the hay so that it will pass readily into thebaling chamber. And 11 are wings secured to said shaft -5- havingopenings -12therein through which the finger 10'- passes in itsoperation.

13-, is a catch having its lower inner end inclined as at 14 andprovided with a recess -l5 into which the end of the wing -11 passes andis held, when it is forced upward by the arm -9-.

16- is a spring inserted behind it for the purpose of keeping the catch13- in the pathway of the plunger. The upper inner end of this catch isconstructed oval for the purposes hereinafter set forth.

17-, is an apron slidingly mounted upon the bottom of the balingchamber, open upon its sides or one of its sides, in which the materialis placed.

My invention is operated as follows: The material is first placed withinthe apron at a. The plunger is then set in operation and while theplunger passes to the right, the arm -9 and the finger -10 upon it,passes down to the left and forces the material up into the balingchamber. Then when the plunger returns, the finger --10- drops down outof its way and thelower side of the plunger engages with the lugs uponthe wheel --6- rotating it, and this in turn forces to and fro the shaft--18 to which it is connected at one end, and at its opposite end issecured to one end of the apron, so that the apron receives a vibratorymovement and always leaves a large space in the side unoccupied, as atctinto which the material may be placed. When the plunger is at theopposite end, as shown in Fig. 1,then the larger opening is at the rightand the apron assumes the position shown in dotted lines. The wings 11-are held up by the catch 13 as shown, until the plunger passes over it,and as soon as it so passes over it, it then comes into engagement withthe upper inner end of the catch and forces the same forward, releasingthe catch, when it again drops down into position ready for use.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-

1. The combination with the baling chamber, a plunger adapted to traveltherein, of the shaft 5, arms mounted thereon, and fingers on said arms,and the apron, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination with the baling chamber, and the plunger adapted totravel therein, of the shaft 5--, Wheels rigidly secured thereto, andprovided with cogs or lugs adapted to engage with the lower face of theplunger, arms mounted on said shaft, fingers on said arms and the apron,substantially as described.

' 3. The combination with the baling chamher and the plunger adapted totravel therein, of the shaft 5, wheels rigidly secured thereto, a pitmansecured eccentric upon said wheel at one end, its opposite end securedto the apron, and the apron slidingly mounted, substantially as setforth. 7

4. The combination with the baling chamber and the plunger adapted totravel therein, of the shaft 5, arms mounted thereon, fingers on saidarms, wings mounted upon said shaft, having an opening adapted toreceive the aforesaid fingers, and the apron, substantially asdescribed.

5. The herein described catch adapted to be yieldingly mounted in theinner face of the baling chamber, having a recess adapted to receive theedge of the wing and means for releasing the same, by the operation ofthe plunger and Wings mounted upon said shaft, as set forth.

6. The combination with the baling chamber, and the plunger adapted totravel therein, of the shaft 5, wheels rigidly secured thereto andprovided with cogs or lugs adapted to engage with the lower face of theplunger, arms mounted in said shaft, knives upon the outer lateral facesextending beyond their edges, fingers on said arms,and the apron, as setforth.

In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 25th day of April,1892.

CHAS. B. SELOVER.

In presence of HOWARD B. DENISON, O. B. KINNE.

